1. MODULE 1 LIFE IN THE FUTURE

2. People make many predictions about the future world. Will all the predictions come true ? Do you know some well-known predictions ? Will you tell the class about them ? Let us read the passage and find out some predications made in the past. Not all predictions come true. Eg. People can travel and live in space Leading-in

3. Many predications are wrong, but they are very interesting. Which are they ? 1.No flying machine will ever fly from New York t Paris. 2. I think there is a world market for maybe five computers. 3. people will wear clothes made of paper …. 4.Men on the moon 5. guitar music is on the way out. 6. robots in the house. 7. there won’t be any keys.

4. Speak about 5 sentences about life in china in the future. For example : I think the farmers in china will plant with machines and computers. They can control the time and the place that plant the crops. Even in the winter we can eat the color corn.

5. 1. Not all predications comes true. Not 与 all,every, both 等连用时，表示部分否定，翻译为：并非都．．． eg. Not all animals hibernate in winter. = All animals do not hibernate in winter. = some animals hibernate in winter. 翻译：不是所有的学生都已经通过了最终的考试． ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ Not all the students have passed the final exam.

6. ２. Work is now in progress on ….. 词组总结： in progress 在进行中 Eg. The building of the new gymnasium in our school is in progress. 翻译：＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ 我们学校新的体育馆正在建设中． make progress 取得进步 例句： You have made progress with your English. 你的英语进步了。 You made great / a lot of progress in writing composition. __________________________________ 你在写作文方面有很大进步． ３. 词组 ： on the way out 即将过失，即将灭亡． 例句： This kind of hairstyle is on the way out

7. After-class activities 1. Go to our school library or on the net to surf the information about predications; And write down your opinions. Exchange your ideas with your partner.

8. 1.Describing your ideal house for the future. Think about these questions : where is it ? What is it made of ? How big is it ? 2.Making a drawing of the outside of the house and a plan of the rooms inside. 3.Show your design to the rest of the class.